Exchange Messaging Outlook
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Greetings! Welcome to Vol. 9, No. 10, Aug 20, 2004, of Exchange
Messaging Outlook, a biweekly newsletter about Microsoft Exchange
and Microsoft Outlook.
Today's highlights:
Regular features:
OUTLOOK MVPS BAKER'S DOZEN LIST OF FEATURES OUTLOOK NEEDSLast week, eWeek published a list of 12 things David Coursey thinks Outlook is missing in A Dozen Things Outlook Doesn't Do-but Should. This week I'll share the features the Outlook MVPs think are most needed. I'm opposed to adding features that third party developers have on the market, and most of David's suggestions are already addressed by third party developers or have simple workarounds available. I'd rather see Microsoft spend the time and money on improving existing features or adding completely new ones, not driving third party developers out of business. The wishes on this list are in no particular order. Some are good candidates for third party developers; others need to be built into Outlook.
FROM THE MAILBAG: OUTLOOK 2000 WON'T CLOSEA problem plaguing many readers the last couple of weeks involves Outlook 2000 not shutting down properly. In every instance, some computers on the network are running Outlook 2003 and the users are accessing the mailbox using both Outlook 2003 and 2000. This is a known issue after Outlook 2000 is used to open your mailbox after accessing it using Outlook 2003 or if another user viewed your shared Calendar with Outlook 2003. You can try always opening Outlook 2000 using the /cleanfreebusy switch, but if that fails to correct the problem, you'll need to call Microsoft for the hotfix. Outlook 2000 Post-Service Pack 3 Hotfix Package: January 13, 2004 If you have problems with any version of Outlook not closing, the cause is most likely an add-in that accesses the message store. When an add-in is still using the message store and you close Outlook, it remains running in Task manager until the other application exits. You'll need to identify the program that is using the message store and close it before closing Outlook. A list of applications known to cause problems is at http://www.slipstick.com/problems/close.htm. FROM THE MAILBAG: MY CONTACTS ARE MISSING!The past couple of weeks also brought a lot of mail from readers who "lost their Contacts." They can see them in the contacts folder but they are not in the address book. This happens most often when Outlook is upgraded or a new computer is configured using the old message store. If you have Contacts in the Contacts folder but they are not accessible when you click on the To button, check these settings: Step 1. Make sure the Contact folder is enabled as an email address book. Right click the Contacts folder, choose Properties then Outlook Address Book. Is the box to enable as email address book is checked? If not, add a checkbox and it should work as expected at this point. Step 2. If the box is grayed out, you'll need to go to Tools | Email Accounts, choose View or change existing directories or address book. Is the Outlook Address Book present? If it isn't listed, add it and close and restart Outlook. If it is listed, then remove it and close then restart Outlook and repeat these steps to add it. RATINGS RAFFLESlipstick.com's Ratings Raffle is winding down, if you haven't voted yet, do so now. Choose a category and vote for your favorite utilities in the category to be entered into the drawing to win a book. There will be five winners a week until the prize box is empty. During the contest, you're limited to one entry person and can only vote in one utility category, but you can vote for as many of your favorite utilities in that category as you want. When the prizes are gone later this summer, you'll be able to come back and rate the utilities in the other categories. Winners for weeks 11 and 12: Mary Lou Gomez, Tx; Scot Wilcox, IA; Brian Williams, CA; Rick Levine, Redmond; Alexey A. Kuznetsov, USA; Amir; Ran Barton; Nasir Siddiqui, NV; Damian Soto, Switzerland; Peter Carĝe, Denmark; Tom, Here; Kevin Young, Alberta, Canada; and Cathy Ciesielski, PA. Congratulations Winners! For a list of prizes, winners, and rules, see http://www.slipstick.com/books/contest.htm. To vote for your favorite utilities, go to http://www.slipstick.com/contest/default.aspx. |
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DUPLICATE EMAIL DELETE FOR OUTLOOK MAIL ARCHIVE PRO |
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4TEAM ONLINE http://online.4team.biz Subscription-based web service for team collaboration. Can be used just on the Web or use the Outlook Import-Export feature to synch your personal Outlook data with your Online project 4Team for Outlook. Some of the newest features include the ability to save your unfinished work in a separate "Drafts" folder invisible to other members. Your My Stuff Folders (My Calendar, Tasks, Documents, etc.) are accessible from My Dashboard menu. Use 4Team Online to manage your personal information and synchronize it with Outlook using Import-Export. IMANAMI SMARTDL http://www.imanami.com/products/smartdl/ SmartDL reduces the time required to create and manage distribution lists and security groups by providing simple to use wizard interfaces and automatic updates. Version 3.3 of SmartDL features an improved Imported Group Wizard and adds LDAP to the existing list of external sources, which include Text files, SunOne, Oracle, SQL 2000, LDAP, and any ODBC compliant datasource. SmartDL now lets you create and Delete containers (Organizational Unit, Recipient Container). ROOMSERVICE CENTRAL http://www.ms-add-on.com/products_roomservice_eng.htm Order additional services, such as catering or transportation, when scheduling a meeting. Orders can be integrated with your accounting system. Includes a new feature called RoomFinder which helps you find the right resource directly from Outlook. WEBTEAM CENTRAL http://www.ms-add-on.com/products_webteam_eng.htm A web-based team calendar, Web Team Central gathers the appointments from other Outlook calendars and gives companies and users the ability to collaborate regardless of the whereabouts of the individual user. The features are utilized through an Internet connection and a browser. New multi-domain version available. WebTeam Central Multi Exchange domain integrates Exchange domains and allows viewing of cross platform group calendars. Works with Exchange 5.5, Exchange 2000/2003. |
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BUSINESS CONTACT MANAGER SURVEY http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT011418001033&Origin=HH011417561033&CTT=5 If you use Outlook 2003 and use the Business Contact Manager, or tried to use it, complete the survey and help guide the future development of BCM. Don't forget to visit the Outlook portal at http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085793&CTT=6&Origin=ES790020011033 Office Online too. EXCHANGE 2000 SERVER POST-SERVICE PACK 3 UPDATE ROLLUP - JULY 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/?id=870540 This rollup fixes problems found in Exchange 2000 since the release of SP3. EXCHANGE SERVER UPDATE FOR AUGUST 2004 (SECURITY BULLETIN MS04-026) http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/200408_exchange.mspx Security update for Outlook Web Access on Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 4 (SP4) systems. This update resolves a newly-discovered, privately reported vulnerability. A cross-site scripting and spoofing vulnerability exists in Outlook Web Access for Exchange Server 5.5 that could allow an attacker to convince a user to run a malicious script. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could manipulate Web browser caches and intermediate proxy server caches, and put spoofed content in those caches. They may also be able to exploit the vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks. For complete information, see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-026.mspx">MS04-026. MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVER ASSISTANCE CENTER http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/assistance With links to resources and downloads both inside Microsoft and throughout the Exchange community, the Exchange Assistance Center is designed to help you locate the Exchange-related resources you need. OFFICE 2003 SERVICE PACK 1 INSTALLS SUCCESSFULLY BUT NOT ALL OFFICE 2003 PROGRAMS ARE UPDATED http://support.microsoft.com/?id=884186 If you installed the junk e-mail update at the same time as Office 2003 SP1, but before August 5 and are using Windows installer v3 (included with Windows XP SP2), see KB 884186, Office 2003 Service Pack 1 installs successfully but not all Office 2003 programs are updated. If you installed the Junk E-mail Filter (KB870765) after you installed Office 2003 SP1, the problem doesn't occur. |
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